TORONTO – Yesterday afternoon, the regulatory panel at the Competitive Network Operators of Canada’s (CNOC) 2022 Canadian ISP Summit delved into currently hot topics including rural broadband subsidies, affordability, competition and site blocking.
And while the panel, moderated by Bryson Masse (above, left), CNOC regulatory and communications adviser, was titled “Zen and the Art of Regulatory Patience”, the panelists gave the distinct impression the time for patience has come and gone.
Madeleine Redfern (second from right), COO of CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc. spoke about her experience living in Canada’s north where she pays $1,000 per month for unreliable and slow Internet….
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Minister Rodriguez to appear at CHPC on C-18
By Denis Carmel
OTTAWA – Earlier today, the House of Commons heritage committee held its third meeting on Bill C-18, the Online News Act.
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) reminded us during the meeting that “… foreign digital platforms take more than half of those ad revenues out of Canada’s economy. They are offshored to entities with little connection to Canadians’ values or public interest, and profoundly undermine Canadian news organizations’ ability to support and maintain a robust newsgathering infrastructure.”
Pleasant prelude to future negotiations.
“Search and social platforms may help to…
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Survey also shows few Canadians are following C-18
CANADIANS ARE NOT very familiar with the Bill C-18, the Online News Act, but after hearing about Google’s concerns, most still want government to amend it, according to data from an Abacus Data survey commissioned by Google Canada that was released last week.
“The results clearly indicate that while few Canadians are paying close attention to what is happening with the Online News Act, the issues with Bill C-18 raised by Google resonate with Canadians and cause them to want legislators to amend the bill to address concerns they have with it –…
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OLDS, Alta. – SaskTel and Olds College of Agriculture and Technology announced today they have signed a memorandum of understanding, which will see them work together to solve challenges facing agriculture technology, including rural connectivity.
“Their collaboration will leverage the 800 acres Olds College Saskatchewan Smart Farm (Craik, Saskatchewan) to advance and accelerate ag tech development and innovation for producers, learners, and agri-food companies right across Saskatchewan through applied research, technology demonstration, data utilization, and commercial-scale validation,” a SaskTel press release says.
The college, which is home to Canada’s first smart farm, expanded its smart farm operations into Saskatchewan this year…
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Globalive (and Wind Mobile) founder adamant national wireless only player the solution
TORONTO – Canadians are more fed up with the nation’s telecommunications industry than they are with airline delays and real estate prices, according to the 2022 Canadian Telecom Sentiment Report, released late last month.
The survey, conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights and commissioned by Globalive, shows 59% of Canadians “are angry or annoyed when they think of telecom companies, the highest of all major Canadian industries surveyed,” a press release announcing the report says.
Furthermore, 71% of Canadians “are angry about telecom bills specifically, the third highest of 13 cost-of-living…
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TORONTO — Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) today announced the participants for the regulatory panel session that will take place during the 2022 Canadian ISP Summit, being held Oct. 18-19 at the Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre.
Scheduled for Oct. 18 from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. ET, the session “Zen and the Art of Regulatory Patience” will be moderated by Bryson Masse, regulatory and communications advisor at CNOC. Taking part in the discussion will be Madeleine Redfern, chief operating officer of CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc., Yuka Sai, staff lawyer at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), and Georgia…
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TORONTO — Blue Ant Media and the Greater Toronto Area’s Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today they have entered into a partnership that will see Blue Ant assume majority control and operation of the Toronto Home Shows.
The show lineup includes three premium annual events — the Home & Reno Show (scheduled for Feb. 3-5, 2023), the National Home Show (pictured above, scheduled for March 10-19, 2023), and the Fall Home Show (scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023).
Toronto Home Shows’ existing employees will join Blue Ant and report to Greg McLeod, vice-president of consumer shows at…
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By Connie Thiessen
CHICAGO – Bob McCown (above) has signed on as a brand ambassador with Chicago-based online sportsbook, Rush Street Interactive as a BetRivers brand ambassador. The partnership includes a multi-year deal to represent the brand both through appearing on commercials and creating exclusive content for the BetRivers Network.
McCown, who parted ways with Sportsnet 590 The FAN (CJCL-AM) Toronto and its television simulcast Sportsnet 360 in June 2019, has been hosting The Bob McCown Show featuring John Shannon on SiriusXM’s Canada Talks channel for the past year.
As part of his new partnership with RSI, The Bob McCown Podcast will air across the BetRivers Network. He’ll also appear at various meet and greet events,…
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MONTREAL – Last week, CP24 host and personality Patricia Jaggernauth (above) filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission against the channel’s owner Bell Media, which details allegations of systemic racism, sexism and discrimination.
Jaggernauth joined CP24 in June 2011 and has since worked in a variety of roles including as a weather specialist, remote reporter and CP24 Breakfast personality, according to her Linkedin page.
She told CBC in an exclusive interview she was “treated as a token and a commodity” during her 11 years there and was repeatedly passed over for promotions while her white colleagues advanced.
Jaggernauth, who…
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MONTREAL — Enterprise software provider VMware announced today the opening of the VMware Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre in Montreal.
“The Centre will bring together VMware’s multi-cloud infrastructure, advanced networking, and Modern Application Development expertise with the latest in emerging Cloud Native development techniques, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to deliver a sustainable path to 5G+ and 6G technologies,” reads a press release.
“Montreal has one of the most significant clusters of AI researchers in the world, as well as a thriving community of innovative startups,” said Kit Colbert, VMware’s chief technology officer, in the release. “Through partnerships with researchers,…
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